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Of course, anyone with knowledge of Japanese gaming history knows that many shooters from the country employ the targeting system rather than manual aiming. Many felt this was restrictive to what they believe the game should have been. Instead, it employs a lock-on system that gives Aya the ability to run around her enemy, dodging and shooting without ever losing sight of it. One of the main criticisms of Tabata's spin with protagonist Aya Brea was exactly that: It's not a typical dual-analog shooter. Not that The 3rd Birthday needs to be like a typical shooter. Of course, the PS Vita's analog sticks are super sensitive and cause the camera to fly everywhere with the slightest touch, but it becomes natural eventually. The PS Vita though allows the functions of the D-pad to be mapped to the second analog stick, giving players the chance to turn The 3rd Birthday's camera like they would any modern day shooter.

Some games, like The 3rd Birthday, used the D-pad to simulate the functions of a second analog stick, and it proved to be the least-terrible option for a lot of PSP shooters. The PSP was created with the intention of giving the AAA gaming experience in the palm of your hands, however, it forgot one crucial element: a second analog stick. Right away, the most glaring fix is the addition of a whole other analog-stick. Sony's handheld successor does wonders for this game, and gives it enough support to warrant a widespread re-evaluation. Thank goodness for this digital support too because while it might have been a terrible PSP game, The 3rd Birthday was clearly created with PS Vita on the mind. The one gathering dust in a closet or on a shelf in your parent's house. The 3rd Birthday also enjoys a distinction among Tabata's work as the only one which is available digitally! You're going to have to dig out your PSP to play that physical copy of Crisis Core of yours. The real description though? Square Enix lost the trademark for Parasite Eve to the original book's author, but it still had the rights to the original characters in the game. Why the name change? Square Enix suggests that The 3rd Birthday is not a true sequel to the original games, and it just stars the same characters. Tabata is credited as the director of three games on the PSP: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, far and away the shining beacon of the otherwise dreadful "Compilation of Final Fantasy VII," Final Fantasy Type-0, the elusive action RPG finally making itself available to English speaking audiences this March on the current-gen consoles, and this, The 3rd Birthday, the "spiritual sequel" to the classic RPG/survival horror franchise, Parasite Eve. Production value is as important as ever to the company, and even the budgeted handheld releases he's worked on look marvelous! Each of them can be picked up and enjoyed anywhere while still retaining the grandiose feeling that you are indeed playing a Square Enix game. In half the time-span between Final Fantasy Versus XIII being announced and him being tapped to finish it as Final Fantasy XV, Tabata completed three full games and nearly completed an HD console port of his favorite.īefore working on Final Fantasy XV, Tabata handled smaller handheld projects at Square Enix. In other words, he is the polar opposite of the ivory tower elite that make up the old ways of doing things at Square Enix.Īnd you know what? He also finishes his projects on schedule.

He hosts reddit AMA's to address the concerns of fans, encourages guerilla marketing and ironic memes, and all in all, he's an average guy who knows how to work the modern gaming crowd. Those who have been following Square Enix's news as of late might recognize him as the man who has been handed the gargantuan task of directing Final Fantasy XV, now that previous director Tetsuya Nomura has moved on to work on Kingdom Hearts III.įrom what we've seen in interviews and lectures so far, Tabata is a very humble and soft-spoken guy who is just gracious to be working on video games. Curiosity of its quality aside, the game finds itself more relevant than ever this year thanks to the name of its director, Hajime Tabata. Before we jump into my opinions though, I need to give a bit of context as to why I dove into The 3rd Birthday.